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J.' CGMRIE.

GLOVE.

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J. GOMRIE.

GLOVE.

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GLOVE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 395,954, dated January8, 1889.

Application filed January 17, 1888. Serial No. 261,037. (No model.)

To all whom t may concern;

Be it known that I, JENNINGs Connie, a citizen of the United States,residing at Gloversville, in the count)7 of Fulton and State of NewYork, have invented new and useful Improvements in Gloves, of which thefollowing' is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in gloves, with the object ofimproving the attachment of the thumb to the hand of the glove,wherel'iy the liability of a detachment of the same is reduced.

It is my object, further, to improve the hand of the glove, the fingersof the same, and the attachment of the lingers to the hand, whereby theseams will come in positions where they will be subjected to the leastpossible strain and wear, thus preventing in a great measure the rippingof seams which so frequently occurs.

lvith these objects in view l. provide the sides of the thumbopeningwith integral ears, under which the inner edges of the thumb arearranged, and l then stitch the edges of the thumb to the hand of theglove, and also stitch the edges of the ears to the thumb. Thus a doublethickness of material is disposed at the points of the greatest strain,and two lines of stitching are formed, which mutually support andstrengthen each other.

In the ordinary practice the seams in the fingers of the glove arearranged at the sides, and the bending of the vfingers of the wearercauses a direct lateral strain upon the stitches, which soon breaks thelatter; also the rnbbing of the iingers together causes the seams to berapidly worn, and the strength of the stitches is thus impaired. Iarrange the seams on the backs or outer sides of the fingers, therebyprotecting them from wear and causing the strain upon the stitches whenthe hand of the wearer is closed to be less direct.

The invention is described more in detail hereinafter in connection withthe accompanying drawings, wherein-l Figure I is a view of the back orouter side of a glove. Fig. 2 is a view of the palm or inside of thesame. Fig. 3 is a plan view of the blank from which the hand is formed.Fig. 4 is a similar view of the blank from which the thumb is formed.Fig. 5 is a similar view of the blank from which the two intermediateiingers and the back gore are formed. Fig. 6 shows three modified formsof thumb-openings. y

Referring by letter to the drawings, A designates the hand of the glove,which consists of the main fold A', forming the palm of the hand, andthe back flaps, a c, which fold over to form portions of the back of thehand, 'and B C designate, respectively, the first and fourth iingers,which are formed integral with the hand, and consist of the mainfolds Band C', respectively, the back folds, l1 c', of which are of the samewidth as the back flaps, and have openings b2 and c2 therein and thetongues l) c on the inner sides of the said main folds to it in theopenings b c. These openings b and c extend outward as far as thecenters of the backs of the .fingers l C, and therefore the seams whichsecure the edges of the tongues b c in the openings come at the centersof the backs of the fingers. The edges of the flaps a a are not sewedtogether; but a slightly wedge-shaped gore, D, is inserted between them,which is provided with a V- shaped notch in its lower end. The lower endof the gore does not extend to the lower end of the main fold A or thepalm of the glove.

E F represent, respectively, the intermediate fingers, which are locatedbetween the fingers l C, and they consist, respectively, of the mainfolds ej' and the back flaps, e e f f The upper ends of these back flapsare provided with extensions or tongues e2 e2 f2 f2, which are beveledat their upper ends. The adjacent edges of the folds e e and their eXtensions or tongues e2 cv2 are stitched together, and the adjacent edgesof the folds f f and their extensions or tongues f 2 f 2 are similarlyconnected, thereby forming the 'lingers E and F. The free edges of theadjacent inner tongues e2 f2 are stitched together, and the free edgesof the outer tongues e'2 f2 are stitched to the free portion of the backflaps, a a, below the end of the gore. It will be seen that when theextensions e2 e2 f2 f2 are connccted tpg-ether their combined upperedges torm a wedge-shaped point, which tits in the V -shaped notch atthe lower end ol' the gore. The upper edges of the hand of the glove arestrengthened by a flap, E', which is stitched to the upper edges of themain fold, back iiaps, and gore, and then turned ontward and stitched tothe outside of; the same. The thumb-opening l?" is oval in shape, andhas a wedge-shaped point, G, at its lower end projecting up into theopening.

1l H represent ears which are arranget'l at the sides of the opening,and also project thcreinto. It will be understood that the said point Gand the ears H ll are fornnial integral with the main or palm fold A.

K represents the thumb-blank, which is of the ordinaryv sha-pe and titsin the opening F under the point G and the ears ll. The edge of thethumb is stitched to the hand ot' the glove around the opening, and theedges of the point and the ears are also stitched to the sides ot thethumb. It will be seen that:- the seams are not arranged in the lines ofbending between the thumb and the hand, and therefore they are notliable to rip.

'lhere are no seams between the fingers of the glove, and thereforetheunavoidable rubbing together of the ting-ers does not atfeet theseams. The gore at the back of the hand may be omitted, if preferred;but the glove is more easilyv made and a better fit obtained with thisaddition, and, further, in cutting ont the blanks more of t-he materialcan be utilized when the gore is formed separate.

ln the drawings l show the thumb-opening provided with two ears and awedge-shaped point; but' the said point may be omitted. l desire toshow, however, that the said point may be used with advantage inconncctiml with the above-mentioned ears, and that all majT be formedfrom a single blank and eut from the opening lo which the thumb is to beapplied.

.l ani aware that gloves are iliade with one car, and l therefore do notclaim this constrllction; but I hold that; two ears, as shown, are ofadvantage, and especially when used in combination with theabove-'mentioned point (lr.

'lhat the advantage in providing the rear side o1' the glove with a goreis thoroughly appreciated is evidenced b v the faetthat thisconstruction is not new; but in the hereindeseriind improved glove thegore is made much shorter than the back oli' t'hehand of the glove, andthe intcrmetfliate lingers are provided on their rear sides withtongues, which extend up between the adjacent exposed edges ol.' theback flaps, d n, and are attached at their outer edges to the saidexposed edges and at their upper ends to the lower end oit' the gore.

There are various advantages gained by this construction: The jointlgietween the inis strengthened, for the reason that the strain inbending' the hand does not come transversely on the seam, bnt t0 acertain extent longitudinally, and, furthermore, the intermediatelingers are enabled to be arranged with their seams at the back.

Having thus described in v invention, l claiml. In a glove, the handhaving the oval opening F therein, the ears ll on opposite sides of theopening and formed integral with the hand, and the thumb arranged at itsinner edges under the ears and stitched to the palm around the openingF, the said ears being stitched to the sides ot' the thumb,substantially as specilied.

In a glove, the hand ctnnprising the main fold A and the back flaps, ad, in combination with the gore D, inserted between the adjacent edgesof the said back tiaps and terminating above their lower ends, the saidgore being provided in its lower end with a V-shaped notch, the outerlingers at t-he lower end ol the hand, and the intermediate iingers, EF, attached together and to the hand, and having tongues if? on theirupper ends stitched together to form `a'projection or extension which issecured between the exposed lower ends ol the fiaps a ci, and isprovided with a wedge-shaped upper end litting in the V- shaped notch inthe lower end ot' the gore, substantially as specitied.

3. In a glove, the hand A, comprising the main fold A and the backtiaps, a a., the gore D, arranged between the adjacent edges of theliaps d d and terminating above their lower ends, and the lingers l C,integral with the hand A, in combination with the tingers E F, arrangedbetween, the lingers ll (i, and comprising the main folds ef, the backliaps, c c andf f, stitchet'l, respectively, together at their:frdjacent edges, and the tongues c? e and f1 f* on the 'upper ends ofthe said back. liaps, respectively stitched, together to formextensions, which extensions are stitched together at their adjacent'.edges, stitched at their upper ends to thelmver end ot' the gore7 andstitehial at their outer edges to the exposed edges ot the tiaps fz fr,sulistantially as specified.

-l-. ln a glove, the iombination ol' the hand having a thnmb opening, F,the `int;e },ral wedge-shaped point (i at the lower end of the openingl1", the integralV ears Il ll on the sides ol' the opening lf", and thethumb stitched in the said opening and having the ears ll and the point(-i stitched thereto, substantially as and for the purpose hereinbeforespecilied.

The lierein-described glove, comprising the hand A, consisting ot.' theAmain fold A. and the back flaps, a u., on its edges, the gore D,stitched between the opposing edges ot' the tlaps a a, the outerlingers, ll @,integral with the lower end of the hand and consisting ot'the main folds B C', theback folds, Z9 c', on

termediate lingers and the hand of the glove l the Outer edges of themain folds, having re- IOO cesscs b2 c2 therein, the tongues b c on thein- In testimony thatl claim the foregoing as ner edgres of the mainfolds, ttingwithin the my own I have hereto affixed my signature in saidrecesses and stitched to their edges, the presence of two Witnesses.

intermediate fingers, E F, provided with extensions or tongues on theirupper ends, JENNINGS COMRIE. stitched to the lower end of the gore, anditting between the lower ends of the Haps ct a, lVitnesses:

and the thumb stitched in a suitable opening. ROBERT NEIL,

in the hand, substantially as speciiied. VILLIAM M. HARRIS.

